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To: HoodBuilder who wrote (4579)	11/8/2000 10:03:21 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5482

I see that we can always count on Scott to be his charming logical self no matter how often proven wrong. He remains the one constant in a sea of chaos. Thanks for bringing those pearls of wisdom to our attention. LOL! ST

To: HoodBuilder who wrote (4579)	11/9/2000 7:23:40 AM
From: scott_jiminez	Respond to of 5482

I must say one thing - y’all got chutzpah. The post Sir Michael referred ‘twas one where I complained about dear Mr. Schurrs’ hubris (and BTW folks, the definition of hubris has nothing do with acknowledging one’s mistakes. In fact it's quite the opposite. And if y’all don’t believe me: ‘Overbearing pride or presumption, arrogance’ [American Heritage Dictionary, 3rd Ed., p 879]). I was NOT stating he was right or wrong nor did I claim to know where the sector was going. If I was 'convinced' the stock couldn't go any lower, then posters on the AMAT, KLAC, TER threads were DAMNED SURE their baby was going higher. My opinion was unquestionably mild compare to the majority of others. I referred to the consensus opinion at the time that the cycle still had strong legs to it. I disputed Schurrs’ use of the language ‘without a doubt’ because it transformed opinion to fact. I’ve been completely consistent in blasting this sort of asinine hubris in the past as I will be in the future. Schurr HAPPENED to be right as did RD. It is the same sort of hubris that will completely blind Schurr to changes in sector in the future...i.e. he will continue to state his perspective as ‘reality’ in the future even though ‘reality’ is a very different thing. The only thing I ripped of yours, Mike, was your oh so fragile arrogance. You feel the need to go back 5 months to spam fellow participants. You fail to go to the equivalent period on the AMAT thread (or, for that matter, any time during the last 6 months on any of the Equipment threads) where you'll find MUCH better examples of the sort of ‘ripping’ you refer to. As one glaring example: Brian. Talk about wrong. And there are many, many more. And shall we discuss the THOUSANDS of posts degrading the analysts who, as each day passes, are being shown to be completely on target. No, it’s only because I DARED to challenge Schurr's insular arrogance that he felt the need blast what, in the end, were perfectly reasonable criticisms of his posting behavior. There was nothing 'wrong' about the post referred to; and the to the degree I was 'wrong' about my outlook for Klic and the sector, I had LOTS and LOTS of company. And insofar as Sun Tzu and ‘pearls of wisdom’ are concerned: for someone who just (~2 days ago) came around to the realization that Klic is a harbinger for the industry, ‘chutzpah’ can’t describe the kettle/pot attitude displayed in his post. Now matter how often he is shown to come around to views already expressed for countless months, he takes credit for his insight in revealing them. No matter how often he is proven to be a follower rather than he leader, he claims to be the latter. Sheeesh! (and BTW, Dear Michael: the stock is currently at ~22 on the equivalent (pre-split basis) you refer to. A 'trivial' fact you failed to mention)